This concludes the 2017 Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA) Drought Exercise - thank you for your support of WMA drought preparedness!
Actual daily drought monitoring continues, so suppliers please continue to submit your withdrawal data every morning.
DROUGHT EXERCISE - Afternoon Potomac flow and demand update (Wednesday 8/13/2017) - DROUGHT EXERCISE
NOTE: In our twice daily reports for the 2017 exercise we will be reporting ACTUAL basin flows and system withdrawals, and SIMULATED recommended operations.
Daily Flows:
Little Falls gage flow 2017-09-26: 969 MGD (1500 cfs)
Little Falls gage flow 2017-09-27: 1034 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (1600 cfs)
Note: Gage flow at Little Falls is measured after water supply withdrawals.
Point of Rocks flow 2017-09-26: 1079 MGD (1670 cfs)
Point of Rocks flow 2017-09-27: 1034 MGD (est., based on recently available real time data) (1600 cfs)
Net Potomac withdrawal (2017-09-26):
FW Corbalis withdrawal (Potomac): 116 MGD
WSSC Potomac withdrawal: 138 MGD
Aqueduct withdrawal: 148 MGD
Total Potomac withdrawal: 402 MGD
Patuxent, Occoquan, and Net Total System Withdrawal (2017-09-26):
FW Occoquan withdrawal:71 MGD
WSSC Patuxent withdrawal:47 MGD
Total system withdrawal:519 MGD
Loudoun Water Broad Run discharge:
Yesterday's (2017-09-26):4 MGD
Today's (2017-09-27):4 MGD
Tomorrow's (2017-09-27) :4 MGD
Today's estimated production (2017-09-27 P.M.):
FW estimated production:198 MGD
WSSC estimated production:165 MGD
Aqueduct estimated production:150 MGD
Total P.M. estimated production:513 MGD
Tomorrow's estimated production (2017-09-27 P.M.):
FW estimated production:190 MGD
WSSC estimated production:165 MGD
Aqueduct estimated production:150 MGD
Total estimated production:505 MGD
Recommended operations for today (2017-09-27 P.M.):
No (SIMULATED) operational changes recommended for this afternoon.